News Articles on free-speech

Michael Henry Yusingco, LL.M
Posted at Dec 24 12:08 AM

Disinformation imperils democracy because information plays such a huge part in democratic consolidation, particularly in ensuring free and fair elections. Read more »

It is time for the Philippines to decriminalize libel

Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury and Amal Clooney
Posted at Oct 12 06:26 PM

To address the grave threats faced by journalists, the Philippine authorities must also protect their physical safety and stop filing abusive cases to bankrupt and silence journalists whose reporting exposes government wrongdoing. Read more »

Trump announces anti-censorship lawsuit vs Facebook, Twitter, Google

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 01:10 AM

The class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google, escalates his years-long free speech battle with tech giants who he argues have wrongfully censored him. Read more »

Malaysian police arrest artist for allegedly insulting queen with Spotify playlist

Reuters
Posted at Apr 24 02:08 PM

Police said in a statement the graphic artist, Fahmi Reza, had uploaded a Spotify playlist with songs containing the word 'jealousy', with a photo of Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. Read more »

Larry Flynt, porn publisher and free speech activist, dead at 78 -Washington Post

Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 07:37 AM

LOS ANGELES - Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt Jr., the self-described "smut peddler who cares," who used his pornography empire and flair for the outrageous to push the limits of free speech, has died at the age of 78, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Read more »

Trump refuses to testify in impeachment trial, dubs it 'unconstitutional'

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 07:01 AM

WASHINGTON - Former president Donald Trump refused Thursday to testify in his looming impeachment trial after being called by House prosecutors to give evidence, branding the process "unconstitutional." Read more »

'Where is your honor, excellence?' Question 'unfair,' says Harry Roque in interview

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 12:43 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman on Wednesday said was "unfair" that he was asked about honor and excellence in relation to a government move allowing troops inside his alma mater, the University of the Philippines. Read more »

Duterte not consulted on entry of troops into UP: spokesman

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 11:48 AM

The defense department failed to consult President Rodrigo Duterte on a move to allow security forces to patrol the campuses of the country's biggest university after authorities accused it of being a breeding ground for communist rebels. Read more »

Duterte backs end of pact barring troops from UP

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 03:00 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte "supports" the move of his Defense chief to scrap a pact that bars state troops from the campuses of the University of the Philippines, his spokesman said on Wednesday. Read more »

Bato wants probe of Facebook takedown of accounts linked to cops, soldiers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 10:38 AM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the removal of some pro-government and anti-communist pages on Facebook, saying the move may be violating Filipinos' right to free speech. Read more »

OPINION: Coalition of lawyers, journalists, human rights defenders calls Anti-Terror Act ‘repugnant’

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Aug 10 06:52 AM

The Anti-Terror Law’s assault on the Bill of Rights is underscored in the petition that CenterLaw, together with three organizations and at least 20 individuals, are filing Monday before the Supreme Court to have the law declared “unconstitutional”. Read more »

'Bong' Go says cybercrime complaint vs student not meant to clip free expression

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 09:38 PM

Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go on Thursday said he has "nothing against freedom of expression" after filing a complaint against a college student who allegedly shared what he said could be a libelous post against him. Read more »

OPINION: The case of Ronnel Mas is a preview of the possible horror of Anti-Terrorism law

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Jun 26 04:46 PM

The case of public school teacher Ronnel Mas should give us a preview of the horror that we would have to go through if and when the Anti-Terrorism bill, which is awaiting the signature of President Duterte, becomes a law. Read more »

Facebook slams 'severe' Singapore misinformation law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 03:32 PM

Facebook said Monday Singapore's use of an online misinformation law is "severe" and risks stifling free speech, after the company was again forced to block a page in the city-state. Read more »

ACT: Arrest of teacher who threatened Duterte online 'an attack on free speech'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 01:31 PM

The arrest of a teacher who allegedly threatened President Rodrigo Duterte online is "an attack on free speech," the Alliance of Concerned Teachers said Tuesday. Read more »

State of Media Freedom in PH -- World Press Freedom Day Report

Joint report by FMFA, CMFR, NUJP, MindaNews, PPI, PCIJ
Posted at May 04 02:13 PM

Freedom for Media, Freedom for All (FMFA) Network's report on the state of press freedom in the Philippines. The FMFA Network is a national coalition composed of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, MindaNews, Philippine Press Institute, and PCIJ. Read more »

China says media insulting country 'must pay price'

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 20 10:12 PM

The article, titled "China is the Real Sick Man of Asia" by Bard College professor Walter Russel Mead, has triggered "huge indignation and condemnation from China and the larger international community," Geng said. Read more »

Singapore tells Facebook to block critical site

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 07:53 AM

Singapore Monday ordered Facebook to block the page of an anti-government website in the city-state, the latest use of a law against online misinformation that critics say stifles free speech. Read more »

Rights group: ‘Fake news’ bill a threat to freedom of speech

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 08:37 PM

A New York-based human rights group slammed the proposed law of Senate President Vicente Sotto III, which seeks to punish publishing “false content,” saying it would stifle free speech. Read more »

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